Unit 1
What is filial piety?
Filial piety is the duty of family members to subordinate their desires to those of the male head of the family and to the ruler.
What route/method did the Mongol Empire use for trade?
They used the silk road.
What is a gunpowder empire?
Large, multiethnic states in Southwest, Central, and South Asia that relied on firearms to conquer and control territories.
What is cartography?
Cartography is the occupation of mapmaking. Along with knowledge of current and wind patterns, navigation improved.
What was the "Enlightenment?"
It is where intellectuals in the 17th and 18th centuries began to emphasize reason over tradition and individualism over community values.
What is polygyny?
Having multiple wives.
Where/when did paper money originate?
It originated in China. This was during the time of the Silk Road.
Who conquered the Yuan Dynasty in the 13th-14th century?
The Ming Dynasty conquered them.
Who was the first person to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Who provided the foundation for capitalism?
Which form of government did the Mayans use?
The main form of government was the city state, each ruled by a king and consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.
What is a caravanserai?
An inn along a trade route where travelers could trade, rest, and replenish.
What major empire that spanned from modern day Turkey to the Balkan parts of Europe and parts of North Africa was thriving during the 15th century?
The Ottoman Empire.
Which cash crop lead to the harshest conditions for slaves?
What did laissez-faire mean/stand for?
It was a French phrase for "leave alone." It meant that governments should have less involvements in the economy.
What was the Aztec capital called?
It was called Tenochtitlan.
How is Genghis Khan depicted differently in the East than in the West?
In the East, Genghis Khan is depicted as a great general while in the West he is depicted as a wise old man.
Who ruled over the Safavid Empire during its peak?
Shah Abbas the 1st.
What was chattel slavery?
Chattel slavery is a system in which individuals were considered as property to be bought and sold.
What is conservatism?
It is the belief in traditional institutions, favoring reliance on practical experience over ideological theories, such as that of human perfectability.
Explain ONE way in which slavery affected relations among African states in the period c. 1200- c. 1450
A- Slavery affected relations among African states in the period c. 1200- c.1450 by turning the states against each other.
C- Slavery turned states against each other by having them to go war to acquire slaves to trade for European goods and tools. The Europeans would trade slaves for these things, so there was an economic incentive for African states to have slaves ready.
E- With the goods and tools gained by the African states via trading, the states were able to conquer other states easier. That means that the state with the most slaves/people conquered had the most power as well.
Explain one similarity between trans-Saharan trade and trade on the Silk Roads in Asia.
A- The trans-Saharan trade route and the silk road are similar because they both used land travel to carry out trade.
C- Both methods of trade required land travel to further their usage. Since maritime travel had not been discovered/invented yet, land travel was key to trade.
E- Without land travel, neither method would be successful and history wouldn't have progressed nearly as fast and well as it did with land travel.
Describe ONE example of Akbar's display of religious tolerance.
A- Akbar was very tolerant of other religions because he had councils where people could express and discuss religion.
C- In these councils, all different religions were discussed and expressed. Anyone was free to say whatever they wanted about religion or anything in general because Akbar was open to the opinions of others.
E- This allowed Akbar to have very loyal subjects because he didn't care what religion they were. He hosted the councils to discuss religion because he was interested in an open discussion.
Explain ONE way in which disease transformed the Americas, Africa, and Europe in the period c. 1450- c. 1750.
A- Disease transformed the Americas and Africa because the indigenous people had never been exposed to European diseases. That caused said diseases to wipe out a large majority of the population.
C- Because of the decline in the population, many indigenous people were displaced in an attempt to escape the death.
E- The rise in diseases caused a large spike in deaths of indigenous people. According to some sources, Christopher Columbus brought diseases that killed up to 90% of the population.
Describe ONE way in which the development of the factory system affected economic structures in 1750-1900.
A- The development of the factory system affected economic structures in 1750-1900 by causing countries to switch to a more industrial economy.
C- This caused countries to switch to a more industrial economy because of the increased economic opportunity and growth involved in the increased industry.
E- The rise in industry caused a greater potential for economic growth, so countries switched to a more industrial economy to try to make more money. Because of the strengthened economy, countries didn't have to focus as much on other means of economic growth.